cast

P18965
predicate

Indicates that an agent selects and assigns a person or thing to play a specific role or function in a production or context.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
cast canonical 25
casting 6
castsActor 6

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: cast
Generated description
Indicates that an agent selects and assigns a person or thing to play a specific role or function in a production or context.

Sample triples (44)

Subject Object
Birmingham Steel and Iron Company Vulcan statue
David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King Jr. Ava DuVernay via predicate surface "castingDecisionBy"
George Lazenby cast as James Bond despite limited prior acting experience via predicate surface "castingFact"
栗林忠道 Ken Watanabe via predicate surface "映画での役者"
surface form: 渡辺謙
Richard II (stage performances) star vehicle for Ian McKellen via predicate surface "casting"
The Burghers of Calais multiple casts exist
Mask of the Man with the Broken Nose bronze cast via predicate surface "casting"
Grande Fratello (Italy) ordinary people as housemates via predicate surface "casting"
Keivonn Montreal Woodard HBO via predicate surface "castingDecisionBy" NERFINISHED
Yip Yip Yaphank enlisted soldiers
Joy Baba Felunath Soumitra Chatterjee via predicate surface "castsActor" NERFINISHED
Joy Baba Felunath Siddhartha Chatterjee via predicate surface "castsActor" NERFINISHED
Joy Baba Felunath Santosh Dutta via predicate surface "castsActor" NERFINISHED
Joy Baba Felunath Utpal Dutt via predicate surface "castsActor" NERFINISHED
Joy Baba Felunath Biplab Chatterjee via predicate surface "castsActor" NERFINISHED
Joy Baba Felunath Haradhan Bandopadhyay via predicate surface "castsActor" NERFINISHED
Our Miss Pemberton featured British actors via predicate surface "casting"
X-Men Legends Professor X NERFINISHED
X-Men Legends Cyclops NERFINISHED
X-Men Legends Wolverine NERFINISHED
X-Men Legends Storm NERFINISHED
X-Men Legends Jean Grey NERFINISHED
X-Men Legends Iceman NERFINISHED
X-Men Legends Magneto NERFINISHED
X-Men Legends Mystique NERFINISHED
X-Men Legends Juggernaut NERFINISHED
X-Men Legends Sabretooth NERFINISHED
X-Men Legends Blob NERFINISHED
X-Men Legends Pyro NERFINISHED
X-Men Legends Emma Frost NERFINISHED
X-Men Legends Beast NERFINISHED
X-Men Legends Colossus NERFINISHED
X-Men Legends Nightcrawler NERFINISHED
X-Men Legends Gambit NERFINISHED
X-Men Legends Rogue NERFINISHED
X-Men Legends Psylocke NERFINISHED
X-Men Legends Jubilee NERFINISHED
X-Men Legends Shadow King NERFINISHED
X-Men Legends Sentinels NERFINISHED
Ben Affleck as George Reeves Allen Coulter via predicate surface "castingDecisionBy" NERFINISHED
Ben Affleck as George Reeves Hollywoodland casting directors via predicate surface "castingDecisionBy"
David Bowie as Pontius Pilate Martin Scorsese via predicate surface "castingDecisionBy" NERFINISHED
Okieriete Onaodowan as Hercules Mulligan Original Broadway cast via predicate surface "casting"
White Rabbit Red Rabbit (Off-Broadway) rotating cast via predicate surface "casting"